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10 Steve Vai Style Licks
Transcription by Olivier Vieser : [email protected]
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STEVE VAI STYLE LICKS and Runs, Tappings and Arpeggios
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Tabbed by: Olivier Vieser
Email: [email protected]
Lick 1 (Down-Arpeggio)
e|-20-17----------------------12—15-\--10-7-------------------------------|
BB|-------18----------------13---------------8-----------------------------|
G+G|----------19---------14---------------------9---9--\-2------------------|
D MajorD|-------------17-\-12--------------------------7-------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick 2 (Up-Arpeggio)
e|-------5-7-/-9-7-----------------9-/-15-12------------------------------|
BB|-----6-----------8------------10-----------13---------------------------|
G+G|---7---------------9-------11-----------------14------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-------------------7-/-9-----------------------12---------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick 3 (Up-Run)
e|----------------------15------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------13-------13---------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------12-------12---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---10--------10---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------10----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick 4 (Down-Run)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14-12-11----11-------14-\-7-5-4---4------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------14----14-12------------7---7-5-/-7----------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick 5 (Chromatic Down-Run)
e|-12-10-9----9-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------12---12-10-9-/-15-13-12----12----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------14----14-12-11-/-12-10-9----9----------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------12---12-10-9-/|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-15-13-12----12---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------15----15-13-12---12-10-9----9---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------12---12-10-9-/-12--------------------|
Lick 6 (Tapping-Run)
e|-5-7-20-7-20-7-5--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------5-7-20-7-20-7-5---------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------5-7-19-7-19-7-5-----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------5-7-19-7-19-7-5-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-7-20-7-20-7-5-\-3----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
Lick 7 (Tapping-Run)
e|-15-13-12-10-------------15-13-12-10-------------15-13-12-10------------|
BB|-------------15-13-12-10-------------15-13-12-10------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------15-13-12-10------------------------------------|
BB|-15-13-12-10-------------------------15-13-12-10------------------------|
G+G|-------------14-12-10----------------------------14-12-10---------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------12------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick 8 (Chromatic-Lick)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-12-13-12----------12-13-12---------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------15-14-15----------15-14-15----etc.----------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick 9 (Arpeggio,Up-Run)
e|---------------4-7-/-12-9-11--------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------5-7---------------12-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-------4-6----------------------11-9-\-8-9-8----------9-----------------|
D MajorD|-4-/-6---------------------------------------9--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------9-/-11-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick 10 (Arpeggio-Line)
e|-15-14--------------------------------------------------------12-14-16--|
BB|-------15-----------------------------------------7-9-/-12-14-----------|
G+G|----------14-12-11-12-11------------------4-7-/-9-----------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------12-------------6-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------12-10-9-\-7---------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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